Short Stories 365/27

This story about two soon-to-be college graduates was another light-hearted respite from the heavier tales in the anthology, though I must say I was waiting for the other shoe to drop because of the conflicts the author set up at the start, and I was a little disappointed (yet also somewhat relieved) when they weren’t paid off.

Many of the antics in this tale are downright cringe-worthy not due to the writing, which I feel is meant to be funny and achieves that, but simply because of the setting of the story, a Jimmy John’s sandwich shop. We’ve already had actual YouTube video of a fast food employee taking a bath in a restaurant sink. A fictional depiction of two guys going at it on the cutting board after hours seems like bringing coals to Newcastle. But that’s just how I feel. Your mileage may vary.